# Not vs nu

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Not
*noun · IPA /noːt/ · frequency rank #3,924*
necessidade

### nu
*adjective · IPA /ˈnu/ · frequency rank #5,663*
despido, em pelo, sem roupas

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/not-vs-nu